exodontia


Pronunciation key

( ek′sə-don′shə )
( ek′sə-don′shi-ə )

ex•o•don•ti•a

n.

[Mod. L. < L. ex out + Gr. Odōn, odontos, tooth; odoús tooth + -ia (Gk. exodontízomai to have one's tusks removed)].

  1. Branch of dentistry dealing with extraction of teeth.

exʼo•dont′ist n.

References

  • The American College Dictionary (Random House) ©1949
  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Funk and Wagnalls Standard Dictionary, Comprehensive International Edition ©1976
  • The American Heritage Dictionary, Second College Edition ©1985

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